Mak­ing the case for a bet­ter bas­ket

NEW, IM­PROVED clutch bas­kets for any dry clutch Du­cati are now avail­able made to or­der. Me­tal­lur­gist and ma­chin­ist Adam Wilkins will make any bas­ket in ce­ramic-coated ti­ta­nium al­loy – lighter, stronger, and guar­an­teed to last as long as the bike it­self. “The coat­ing is half as hard as di­a­mond,” he says. “While the an­o­dis­ing on the orig­i­nals has no me­chan­i­cal prop­er­ties.”

The Bices­ter-based en­gi­neer can have or­ders turned around in three weeks and each costs £280 (plus VAT). He’s on 07980 048808.